The Jensen Group is a gold mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 1,181 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 1,181 Feet (360 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.53861, -122.49278
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Jensen Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jensen Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): GOLD ASSOCIATED WITH PYRITE
Comment (Deposit): ROCK DESCRIPTION LIMITED
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SMALL GOUGE SEAM CONTAINS LENSES OF PYRITE.
Comment (Location): COORDINATES EST. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT CUTS AND INCLINED SHAFT 125 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1933 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF REDDING AND WEAVERVILLE QUADRANGLES: CDM REPT. 29 , P. 32
Reference (Deposit): LYDON, P.A., AND O'BRIEN, J.C., 1974 MINES AND MIN. RES. OF SHASTA COUNTY, CAL.: CDMG, COUNTY REPT. 6 , 154 P.
Reference (Production): AVERILL, C.V., 1933 .
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